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should he be going to a place as fancy as martha's vineyard. should he be going somewhere else? for example, maybe to key west? it's delightful there. or, you know what, where do those wonderful vacation spots, club med, hee donnism one and two. i've been there. close clothing optional on one side. since most people who are naked are older. >> i heard the club meds are great. they do everything for you. >> it's all inclusive. you get up in the morning with a plate, you can fill it with meat, vegetables. >> is this an ad? >> it's out of character for -- they know it's fake. now, we know it's phony when the democrats attack republicans for taking vacations, but that's right in their wheel house because all they do is complain about rich people doing rich things. but we don't complain about rich people doing rich things so we shouldn't even pretend to try. >> that's. >> that's an amazing point. we can't lower ourselves to this kind of behavior even when it drives us crazy when they do it to us. rick? >> yes. >> thank you, again now. i now see why fox news hired you. on the spot. on
should he be going to a place as fancy as martha's vineyard. should he be going somewhere else? for example, maybe to key west? it's delightful there. or, you know what, where do those wonderful vacation spots, club med, hee donnism one and two. i've been there. close clothing optional on one side. since most people who are naked are older. >> i heard the club meds are great. they do everything for you. >> it's all inclusive. you get up in the morning with a plate, you can fill it...
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for obama, on martha's vineyard. and i think we all hope the issues become solved and the embassy reopens. 22 countries remain closed. john kerry add problem when he was photographed on a boat during a huge security issue. i think it'll be problem again for obama to be photographed on martha's vineyard if something happened. if i were him, i would reconsider going on vacation if u.s. cons lates remain closed. >> let's turn to baseball. nbc news learned major league baseball is expected to suspend yankees star alex rodriguez on monday now with his ties to the drug defunk et? florida. rodriguez should challenge the credibility of the evidence. if major league baseball has evidence, force them to show up. we are seeing one of the biggest stars facing a career-ending suspension. >> we have been talking politics so i will give it to you in termsopticses. major league baseball, showing they are really cracking down. that's the issue he is facing. >> and i will put same question to the two of you. we are facing the end of t
for obama, on martha's vineyard. and i think we all hope the issues become solved and the embassy reopens. 22 countries remain closed. john kerry add problem when he was photographed on a boat during a huge security issue. i think it'll be problem again for obama to be photographed on martha's vineyard if something happened. if i were him, i would reconsider going on vacation if u.s. cons lates remain closed. >> let's turn to baseball. nbc news learned major league baseball is expected to...
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should he be going to a place as fancy as martha's vineyard. should he be going somewhere else? for example, maybe to key west? it's delightful there. or, you know what, where do those wonderful vacation spots, club med, hee donnism one and two. i've been there. close clothing optional on one side. since most people who are naked are older. >> i heard the club meds are great. they do everything for you. >> it's all inclusive. you get up in the morning with a plate, you can fill it with meat, vegetables. >> is this an ad? >> it's out of character for -- they know it's fake. now, we know it's phony when the democrats attack republicans for taking vacations, but that's right in their wheel house because all they do is complain about rich people doing rich things. but we don't complain about rich people doing rich things so we shouldn't even pretend to try. >> that's. >> that's an amazing point. we can't lower ourselves to this kind of behavior even when it drives us crazy when they do it to us. rick? >> yes. >> thank you, again now. i now see why fox news hired you. on the spot. on
should he be going to a place as fancy as martha's vineyard. should he be going somewhere else? for example, maybe to key west? it's delightful there. or, you know what, where do those wonderful vacation spots, club med, hee donnism one and two. i've been there. close clothing optional on one side. since most people who are naked are older. >> i heard the club meds are great. they do everything for you. >> it's all inclusive. you get up in the morning with a plate, you can fill it...
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thank you for dressing like we were at martha's vineyard. you look lovely. >> i appreciate that. >>> up next, we're going to do what everyone else loves to do, hate the airlines. here's the view. you can see here high on top of the rock on this beautiful day in the city that never sleeps. here's how switching from going out for pizza to a digiorno pizza dinner from walmart can save you over $1,200 a year. the average pizza dinner out costs over $8.00 per meal. a meal made with digiorno pizza costs less than $2.30 a serving. so by replacing just one pizza dinner out a week your family of 4 could save over $1,200 a year. great dinners from digiorno, backed by walmart's low price guarantee. save money. live better. walmart. could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. yep, everybody knows that. well, did you know some owls aren't that wise? don't forget i'm having brunch with meghan tomorrow. who? meghan, my coworker. who? seriously? you've met her like three times. who? (sighs) geico. fifteen minutes could save you...well, you know
thank you for dressing like we were at martha's vineyard. you look lovely. >> i appreciate that. >>> up next, we're going to do what everyone else loves to do, hate the airlines. here's the view. you can see here high on top of the rock on this beautiful day in the city that never sleeps. here's how switching from going out for pizza to a digiorno pizza dinner from walmart can save you over $1,200 a year. the average pizza dinner out costs over $8.00 per meal. a meal made with...
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. >> some on martha's vineyard seem to be welcoming president obama with open arms. retailers for one and several islander who's happened to catch a glimpse of the president getting lunch today. if you caught my let me finish last night, you know that i don't believe in begrudging a president of either party for taking time off to recuperate from the demands that have office. that said, criticism of presidential vacations is a routine part of our politics these days. i guess the haters are going to hate as they say but imagine this, a presidential vacation in a foreign country hosted by a hollywood celebrity. well, it happened back in 1982. take a look. >> president and mrs. reagan were fully on vacation in barbados today and as presidents do wherever he this go, mr. reagan an democraticed a lot of attention when he went swimming. john palmer now. >> with the business part of the president's working vacation now over, they went to the beach. the president was dressed for it. police in reagan was not. with secret service agents alongside, the 71-year-old president put
. >> some on martha's vineyard seem to be welcoming president obama with open arms. retailers for one and several islander who's happened to catch a glimpse of the president getting lunch today. if you caught my let me finish last night, you know that i don't believe in begrudging a president of either party for taking time off to recuperate from the demands that have office. that said, criticism of presidential vacations is a routine part of our politics these days. i guess the haters...
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we're getting a rare glimpse of the president golfing today during his vacation on martha's vineyard. he was playing with three advisers. the president seemed to miss most of his early putts, as captured here. his first putt was a miss, which the president reacted to by leaning back and kicking his knee up as if trying to coax the ball into breaking right. it did not work. >>> and a new study released by george mason university finds democrats are now the butt of most of the jokes on late-night television. that marks a sea of change from 2012, when republican mitt romney led the republicans to that title. since january, president obama has been the target of 288 monologue jokes, the next most joked-about individual, here he is, anthony weiner, new york city mayoral candidate at 120. here's a few from just this week. >> the movie's called too much johnson. when he heard that, anthony weiner said, great, now what am i going to call my memoirs. i already texted it to ten publishers. >> the mars rover curiosity is celebrating the first anniversary on mars. it's sent back 70,000 photos. i
we're getting a rare glimpse of the president golfing today during his vacation on martha's vineyard. he was playing with three advisers. the president seemed to miss most of his early putts, as captured here. his first putt was a miss, which the president reacted to by leaning back and kicking his knee up as if trying to coax the ball into breaking right. it did not work. >>> and a new study released by george mason university finds democrats are now the butt of most of the jokes on...
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martha. martha: that may be the hottest spot in terms where this is headed. leland, thank you very much. gregg: so how did we get here? back on june 29, 20 million egyptians sign ad petition for mohammed morsi to step down. next day large-scale demonstrations break out. millions take to the streets denouncing morsi's government. july third they kick morsi out of government, detaining him and moving him to an undisclosed location. last wednesday 525 people are killed, close to 4,000 injured in the army's violent crackdown on pro-morsi, pro-muslim brotherhood protesters, making it one of egypt's deadliest days ever. martha: all that is the backdrop as defense secretary chuck hagel says the united states is working with egyptian security forces to keep all americans who are still in egypt safe. >> protection of americans in egypt, not just only our diplomats but all americans is of the highest priority and and we all, all the american government officials including american military, have been working very closely with the egyptian military and police to assure
martha. martha: that may be the hottest spot in terms where this is headed. leland, thank you very much. gregg: so how did we get here? back on june 29, 20 million egyptians sign ad petition for mohammed morsi to step down. next day large-scale demonstrations break out. millions take to the streets denouncing morsi's government. july third they kick morsi out of government, detaining him and moving him to an undisclosed location. last wednesday 525 people are killed, close to 4,000 injured in...
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one person who never stops working is kristen welker who joins us live from martha's vineyard. this is indeed a working vacation. can you describe for us therefore how each day is planned? does the president take briefings in the morning, take lunch and then play golf or go out with the family? how is the day structured? >> well, i think it's a little bit of both, martin. the white house always says that the office of the presidency travels with president obama wherever he goes. i think they take great pains to showcase that. they released that picture as you pointed out of president obama getting briefed by susan rice. of course, there are a number of topics he does have his eye on right now. everything from the unrest in egypt and syria, of course, the ongoing debate over his surveillance programs. today we had that big announcement built attorney general eric holder. so there are a number of issues that he's thinking about. we also know that while he's here, he's trying to figure out who the replacement will be for fed chairman ben bernanke. there's plenty of r&r, as well. h
one person who never stops working is kristen welker who joins us live from martha's vineyard. this is indeed a working vacation. can you describe for us therefore how each day is planned? does the president take briefings in the morning, take lunch and then play golf or go out with the family? how is the day structured? >> well, i think it's a little bit of both, martin. the white house always says that the office of the presidency travels with president obama wherever he goes. i think...
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again, he will be speaking here in martha's vineyard at 10:15. those are going to be taped comments, chris, so we are going to turn them around as quickly as humanly possible so we can get them out to the audience so that everyone can hear what president obama has to say at 10:15. i should say i was traveling with the president two years ago in 2011 when there was unrest in libya. similarly, he came out and addressed the situation. so this feels very similar. we know the president is vacationing here. but this is to some extent a working vacation as well. he continues to get briefed regularly. his national security adviser, susan rice, traveling with him, and has been keeping him up to date on the ongoing and fast-moving developments in egypt. chris. >> kristen, thank you. we'll come back ton you throughout the hour. for more on politics facing the president on this, and there are politic, in everything, including this. our panel. politi politico's m.j. lee. former executive director of the congressional black caucus angela rye. and republican la
again, he will be speaking here in martha's vineyard at 10:15. those are going to be taped comments, chris, so we are going to turn them around as quickly as humanly possible so we can get them out to the audience so that everyone can hear what president obama has to say at 10:15. i should say i was traveling with the president two years ago in 2011 when there was unrest in libya. similarly, he came out and addressed the situation. so this feels very similar. we know the president is...
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she's on martha's vineyard. the question that was asked about the aid given to see scri egypt is basically the only thing the u.s. has, for lack of a better term is the financial leverage of that money to see if they can reverse course. >>s it ate strongest piece of leverage that the united states has that $1.3 billion in military aid. you heard the reporter there shout the question, will you withhold aid? he didn't take the bait. he didn't answer the question. also, absent from the president's remarks, whether or not he views what happened in egypt as a coup. he acknowledged it was a military takeover of a democratically elected government but he won't go so far as to define this as a coup for legal reasons. if he does, if the administration weighs in on that question and determines ifth was in fact a coup, under the law the u.s. would almost certainly have to withhold that $1.3 billion in aid. the united states sort of still holding that dangling that out in front of the interim government. i think, hoping tha
she's on martha's vineyard. the question that was asked about the aid given to see scri egypt is basically the only thing the u.s. has, for lack of a better term is the financial leverage of that money to see if they can reverse course. >>s it ate strongest piece of leverage that the united states has that $1.3 billion in military aid. you heard the reporter there shout the question, will you withhold aid? he didn't take the bait. he didn't answer the question. also, absent from the...
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in martha's vineyard. that of course in turn has triggered the expected criticism from corners of capitol hill of course who are in the middle of a five-week vacation. "usa today's" reporting the first family's going to be staying at the $7 million home of a top democratic donor and of course bill clint be also vacationed in martha's vineyard during his time in the white house but he famously, and i know gene will remember this and ed will remember, he famously switched his vacation destination after dick morris took polls to see which vacation spots would be better and they found out that wyoming, surprisingly enough, is better than martha's vineyard. of course nantucket's better too but i don't thing you'll find that in the poll. as "usa today's" reminding us this morning, franklin roosevelt was criticized for spending time on his yacht. john adams spent seven months in quincy, massachusetts, on his farm in 1798 and was accused of abdicating his office. for republicans who are ready to pounce, let's look
in martha's vineyard. that of course in turn has triggered the expected criticism from corners of capitol hill of course who are in the middle of a five-week vacation. "usa today's" reporting the first family's going to be staying at the $7 million home of a top democratic donor and of course bill clint be also vacationed in martha's vineyard during his time in the white house but he famously, and i know gene will remember this and ed will remember, he famously switched his vacation...
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. >> coming up, the president's headed off to martha's vineyard for nine days so he wants to get some things on the record first. and it's not unusual to see these end of summer news conferences. let's talk about some of the issues that may come up. russia for certain, this is the first time that we will have heard from the president publicly since the white house announced that meeting, that one-on-one summit with russian president vladimir putin has been cancelled. what does the president think about that and how does he move the white house forward? also how big of a deal was giving asylum to edward snowden and how is the u.s. going to continue to try to get him back, that is very likely to come up. not to mention these terror threats, the new one you mentioned that shut down the consulate there and the earlier one that shut down 19 embassyings and consul lalts. >>> and a quick programming note, msnbc will have life coverage of the presidential news conference at 3:00 p.m. eastern time. now it's time for your live look. when it comes to keeping your friends close and your enemies c
. >> coming up, the president's headed off to martha's vineyard for nine days so he wants to get some things on the record first. and it's not unusual to see these end of summer news conferences. let's talk about some of the issues that may come up. russia for certain, this is the first time that we will have heard from the president publicly since the white house announced that meeting, that one-on-one summit with russian president vladimir putin has been cancelled. what does the...
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we go live to martha's vineyard where president obama continues his vacation. any sign from the administration of what they will or even perhaps what they will not do next? >> well, craig, good afternoon. the administration at this point is not signaling any major shift in policy when it comes to egypt. we know that president obama has been briefed daily by his national security adviser susan rice, who is vacationing here on martha's vineyard with him. and of course this past week president obama announced that he would be canceling joint military operations between the u.s. and egypt that were scheduled to take place next month. this was a strong, symbolic rebuke to military for their inability to really get this situation under control in egypt and to get the unrest under control in egypt. but what the administration has not announced is that they will be withholding or withdrawing that $1.3 billion in military aid that they give to egypt every year, and that is really the united states' largest point of leverage at this point in time. it is a complicated sit
we go live to martha's vineyard where president obama continues his vacation. any sign from the administration of what they will or even perhaps what they will not do next? >> well, craig, good afternoon. the administration at this point is not signaling any major shift in policy when it comes to egypt. we know that president obama has been briefed daily by his national security adviser susan rice, who is vacationing here on martha's vineyard with him. and of course this past week...
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he will have on martha's vineyard in massachusetts. local fishing reports i checked today seems to indicate maybe martha's vineyard is hoarding the striped bass this summer since none are make it down the cape. president gets eight days at martha's vineyard for august vacation which is not fair because i don't think he fishes. august is supposed to be recess time for congress. look at them rushing to leave last week, bolting for the exits. get me out of here. august recess time in congress used to mean vacation, right? time off from politics. now it means congress rushes home not to vacation, but to the screaming town halls. orchestrated for maximum confrontational youtube ability. this newly shoutty political august can be fun as far as politics goes as long as you're not the one being screamed at. if you're not just a back bencher, if you're in the congressional leadership, you actually have more to deal with right now than just the crazy town hall think. recess for the leadership means traveling all over the country to raise money f
he will have on martha's vineyard in massachusetts. local fishing reports i checked today seems to indicate maybe martha's vineyard is hoarding the striped bass this summer since none are make it down the cape. president gets eight days at martha's vineyard for august vacation which is not fair because i don't think he fishes. august is supposed to be recess time for congress. look at them rushing to leave last week, bolting for the exits. get me out of here. august recess time in congress used...
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it's not surprising, considering his decision to vacation at martha's vineyard while egypt is spiraling out of control. the president did emerge from the shadows of martha's vineyard to deliver a brief statement on the crisis in cairo. he spent all of six minutes, about 600 people dead, thousands injured. he announced the u.s. was canceling an exercise. he took a moment to compare egypt, yes egypt to the united states of america. oh, really, watch this. >> we recognize that change takes time. and that a process like this is never guaranteed. there are examples in recent history of countries that are transitioned out of a military government towards a democratic government and did not always go in a straight line and the process was not always smooth. there are going to be false starts. there will be difficult days. america's democratic journey took us through mighty struggles to perfect our union. >> a few short moments after makes those quite ignorant remarks, guess where the commander in chief was spotted. after that, he was playing golf on the golf course. which leaves me with one si
it's not surprising, considering his decision to vacation at martha's vineyard while egypt is spiraling out of control. the president did emerge from the shadows of martha's vineyard to deliver a brief statement on the crisis in cairo. he spent all of six minutes, about 600 people dead, thousands injured. he announced the u.s. was canceling an exercise. he took a moment to compare egypt, yes egypt to the united states of america. oh, really, watch this. >> we recognize that change takes...
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. >>> kristen welker is in martha vineyards where president obama is vacationing. what are lawmakers saying to you about this latest threat? >> reporter: alex, good day to you. lawmakers seem to be on the same page. closing the 19 embassies was the right move because it pointed to the fact that al qaeda was planning either one large explosion or a series of explosions. here's a little bit more on that from congressman peter king. take a listen. >> the intelligence that i saw here was at least as powerful as anything i've seen since 9/11, probably the closest would be the liquid explosive plot out of london in 2006. but this was very credible. it was corroborated and spoke of a massive attack and to me was the right thing to do. >> now, alex, some republicans did use the closure of those 19 embassies to attack president obama's foreign policy center. john mccain making a point that the peninsula has gotten much stronger in recent years and also argue that it's an indication that president obama hasn't been strong enough in terms of combatting that growing presence a
. >>> kristen welker is in martha vineyards where president obama is vacationing. what are lawmakers saying to you about this latest threat? >> reporter: alex, good day to you. lawmakers seem to be on the same page. closing the 19 embassies was the right move because it pointed to the fact that al qaeda was planning either one large explosion or a series of explosions. here's a little bit more on that from congressman peter king. take a listen. >> the intelligence that i...
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i guess they're going right from orlando then to martha's vineyard. >> that's right. then all the way back up to massachusetts. that's the plan right now. >> how long will they be on the vineyard? >> until a week from sunday. basically a week and both weekends. >> bill: the poor guy -- he can never get out of trouble or criticism. he's been to the vineyard three times already as president. but this year, they had to get a new house and with a whole new set of problems, right? >> exactly. he had been renting a house in past years had been sold so they had to find a new place which created a new challenge for the secret service in terms of securing the place and all of that. any time the president goes on vacation, there is criticism. >> bill: i don't know the vineyard. been to nantucket but not the vineyard. apparently they've closed one of the cross island roads because the president's house is on that road. they've got some of the locals upset about it. >> after getting used to the deal with the first couple of times they went to the vineyard, they're going to have t
i guess they're going right from orlando then to martha's vineyard. >> that's right. then all the way back up to massachusetts. that's the plan right now. >> how long will they be on the vineyard? >> until a week from sunday. basically a week and both weekends. >> bill: the poor guy -- he can never get out of trouble or criticism. he's been to the vineyard three times already as president. but this year, they had to get a new house and with a whole new set of problems,...
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at a white house briefing from martha's vineyard, deputy spokesman josh ernest called for restraint and con demtd the violence. >> the united states strongly condemns the use of violence against protesters in egypt. violence will make it more difficult to move egypt forward on a path to lasting stability and democracy. >> and just a short time ago, secretary of state john kerry joined the condemnation but said he believes there is a path forward. >> the path towards violence leads only to greater instability, economic disaster, and suffering. the only sustainable path for either side is one towards a political solution. i am convinced that that path is, in fact, are still open and it is possible though it has been made much, much harderer. >> and in a sign of how difficult that path has become, just hours ago, egypt's interim vice president mohamed elbaradei a nobel peace prize laureate resigned in protest. there are reports that eight top political leaders of the muslim brotherhood have been arrested. as the muslim brotherhood calls for more protests the government says none will be al
at a white house briefing from martha's vineyard, deputy spokesman josh ernest called for restraint and con demtd the violence. >> the united states strongly condemns the use of violence against protesters in egypt. violence will make it more difficult to move egypt forward on a path to lasting stability and democracy. >> and just a short time ago, secretary of state john kerry joined the condemnation but said he believes there is a path forward. >> the path towards violence...
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point, the martha brand will be strong for a long time. personally i think the quality of the merchandise is as important as the name. if the name is going to continue it is a split deal where they have to share it. that might not be as attractive either. consumers do recognize the quality of the product and the design. where that comes from i don't think is critical. cheryl: as long as they can get on sale that is aurora important part. thank you very much. they have been but people want what they want. dennis: in today's media minute next time you order a burger at a fast-food joint stick the best of the debit card and use your smart phone. verizon, at&t, t mobile going nationwide with isis, a service that turns your phone into a debit card, tested in salt lake city, a marketer's dream. two thirds of users want offers from their favorite brands, 25 big retailers are installing isis deer in a one.3 billion locations by year end. in film white after belly flop, two big budget flops, pacific rim from warner and turbo from dreamworks suddenl
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the president, of course, on martha's vineyard, has not responded to that. it will be interesting to see how he squares that response from the white house a week prior to the nsa revelations. >> he's going to update those comments because "the washington post," if you read it carefully, informed dianne feinstein that the rules were not going to follow and you've been saying up until now, this is going to be an issue that we keep talking about. i said still marching for the marches going on this week but the march is formally called the march for jobs and freedom. i think you should hear more talk about that, the problem with the racial justice in the country but with jobs in the country. black unemployment is still double what white unemployment is. the wealth gap continues to grow and i think you'll hear more from the president and also the people at the marches talking about it as well as voting rights and traditional civil rights issues. >> 1953 we saw a quarter of a million people down there in d.c. is there any idea how large the crowd is going to be th
the president, of course, on martha's vineyard, has not responded to that. it will be interesting to see how he squares that response from the white house a week prior to the nsa revelations. >> he's going to update those comments because "the washington post," if you read it carefully, informed dianne feinstein that the rules were not going to follow and you've been saying up until now, this is going to be an issue that we keep talking about. i said still marching for the...
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that was representative martha roby being confronted by a rather energized audience member at a town hal in alabama. it's the kind of anger, vitriol, hatred and at time racism that has confused recent conservative events, and it's gotten so bad that calling obama an american-hating communist despot is hardly the worst of it. take for instance what we saw over the weekend in missouri when a rodeo clown put on an obama mask, prompting the announcers to mock and insult the president. one audience member said it was like something out of a klan rally. chanting obama is 47% negro, chanting bye-bye black sheep. and in orlando earlier this month, the president and first lady were recently greeted with signs that said kenyan go home. renewing calls for impeachment and investigations into the president's birth certificate, two issues that some read as veiled attacks on the president's race. the recent from blake farenthold from texas. >> unfortunately, the horse is already out of the barn on this, on the whole birth certificate issue. the original congress when his eligibility came up and loo
that was representative martha roby being confronted by a rather energized audience member at a town hal in alabama. it's the kind of anger, vitriol, hatred and at time racism that has confused recent conservative events, and it's gotten so bad that calling obama an american-hating communist despot is hardly the worst of it. take for instance what we saw over the weekend in missouri when a rodeo clown put on an obama mask, prompting the announcers to mock and insult the president. one audience...
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then they'll be flying into the cape cod coast guard air station, and from there to martha's vineyard for their annual summer vacation. the president didn't take one last year, because he was out on the campaign trail. i have traveled with the president on a number of hi vacations, martin. they're usually not that restful, at least for the press corps. >> indeed. thank you very much. >>> turning to the congress, i want to bring in senator sheldon whitehouse. good afternoon, sir. >> good afternoon. >> we've spent two years being told that the affordable care act is in fact the four horsemen the apocalypse that will bring death, destruction, famine upon the nation. is that right, sir? >> i think the exact opposite is true. we've seen families across the country enjoy the benefits of added coverage. we're about to see fair, level, transparent markets for insurance that give consumers a real short, start to open up. across the country we've seen the delivery system reform parts of the bill save lives and improve the quality of care. >>> each year we hear another collision in the constitue
then they'll be flying into the cape cod coast guard air station, and from there to martha's vineyard for their annual summer vacation. the president didn't take one last year, because he was out on the campaign trail. i have traveled with the president on a number of hi vacations, martin. they're usually not that restful, at least for the press corps. >> indeed. thank you very much. >>> turning to the congress, i want to bring in senator sheldon whitehouse. good afternoon, sir....
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for more, let's go to nbc's chris kin welker live from martha's vineyard. i understand the news today is the nsa is pushing back against a new report they violated rules thousands of times. what can you tell us about the nsa's response? >> joy, i can tell you that the nsa is holding a conference call as we speak. i ran outside after having listened to part of that call to give you the latest information. it's being conducted by jim delong, the director of compliance with the nsa. and so far, he's made a few points in an attempt to push back against that "washington post" article. first he said no one at the nsa tolerates mistakes or thinks that mistakes are okay. when mistakes are determined they try to correct eb them as quickly as possible. he tried to put the number of mistakes into context, that report of thousands of instances, he made the point that over the course of just one month, the nsa conducts about 20 million queries. so according to mr. delong, the fraction of mistakes is really minuscule when you look at that 20 million figure. and then he a
for more, let's go to nbc's chris kin welker live from martha's vineyard. i understand the news today is the nsa is pushing back against a new report they violated rules thousands of times. what can you tell us about the nsa's response? >> joy, i can tell you that the nsa is holding a conference call as we speak. i ran outside after having listened to part of that call to give you the latest information. it's being conducted by jim delong, the director of compliance with the nsa. and so...
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nbc's kristin welker joins us from martha's vineyard. figures are staggering today. more than 520 people killed. i want a sense of the atmosphere right now compared to what it was like just yesterday and if you've had a chance to hear any reaction from the people of egypt in regards to what the president said a short time ago. >> well, let's start off with the situation here and that is for the second straight night a curfew is being imposed across cai cairo. that's expected to go into effect any minute if it hasn't already. the egyptian military made some announcement it did arrest people who violated the curfew last night. they are serious they want people off the streets as sun sets. that's gone into effect for the second straight night. it comes on the heels of yet another violent day not only in cairo but across the country. here in the capital there were several marches belonging to supporters of the muslim brotherhood, one of those turned violent at the governor's office, if you will, to a district or municipal district here in the capital and it led to police
nbc's kristin welker joins us from martha's vineyard. figures are staggering today. more than 520 people killed. i want a sense of the atmosphere right now compared to what it was like just yesterday and if you've had a chance to hear any reaction from the people of egypt in regards to what the president said a short time ago. >> well, let's start off with the situation here and that is for the second straight night a curfew is being imposed across cai cairo. that's expected to go into...
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he arrived if martha's vineyard after his first full press conference in more than three months. and he made news on the government surveillance program relations with russia, and our war against al qaeda. he is not senator john mccain, republican leader on national security who just returned from the mideast joins us now from arizona. senator, welcome back to fox news sunday. >> thank you, chris. >> president obama said friday he wants to reform the government's surveillance program. add safe guards. make the whole program more transparent. republican congressman pete king, a member of the house intelligence committee said this. that he called it a monumental failure of war time leadership. senator mccain was right. >> i think it's pretty clear that there's been failures throughout that have led to mr. snowden now being granted asylum in russia. there is now a large percentage of americans particularly young americans, who view mr. snowden as some kind of a whistleblower when we know he betrayed his oath of office. there is some young that believe he is some kind of jason bourn.
he arrived if martha's vineyard after his first full press conference in more than three months. and he made news on the government surveillance program relations with russia, and our war against al qaeda. he is not senator john mccain, republican leader on national security who just returned from the mideast joins us now from arizona. senator, welcome back to fox news sunday. >> thank you, chris. >> president obama said friday he wants to reform the government's surveillance...
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they are on their way to martha's vineyard where they will vacation for the next week. the president made one final stop in orlando this afternoon to speak at the disabled veterans national convention. >> at every generation there are americans like you who stand beside her and guide her and protect her. we need to make sure we've got the resources, the budget s our veterans deserve. >> the orlando event comes on the heels of yesterday's wide-ranging news conference at the white house. the president unveiled the series of proposals aimed at restoring public confidence in the government's secret surveillance programs. plan that the president said was in the works before edward snowden leaked secret nsa documents to the press. >> there's no doubt that mr. snowden's leaks triggered a much more rapid and passionate response. i actually think we would have gotten to the same place and we would have done so without putting at risk our national security. >> nbc's kristen welker is live at martha's vineyard where the president is expected to arrive shortly. kristen, good to see
they are on their way to martha's vineyard where they will vacation for the next week. the president made one final stop in orlando this afternoon to speak at the disabled veterans national convention. >> at every generation there are americans like you who stand beside her and guide her and protect her. we need to make sure we've got the resources, the budget s our veterans deserve. >> the orlando event comes on the heels of yesterday's wide-ranging news conference at the white...
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president obama's dog bo flown to martha's vineyard over the weaken. joining first family on summer vacation t was flown in marine osprey aircraft. this was separate flight. this vacation already costing taxpayers big bucks. the president reserving 70 rooms for his staff each costing more than $300 a night. liz, a lot of people shaking their heads on this one. >> yeah they are. the airport couldn't take the big boeing 747, whatever the plane president flies in. that is so besides the point. leave your golf bag where you're going and or leave behind a piece of luggage and take the dog on the plane? charles: there is some dispute. there were two ospreys used. there was some dispute whether he came on his own. one osprey can hold 24 with seating, or 32 without a plane. >> take the dog in the helicopter. take the dog. that's all i say. charles: guy's house forget about it. one of those captallists. listen to this aol sim armstrong fired an employee during the middle of conference call. 1,000 people were listening in. set the scene, orthopedic strong was us
president obama's dog bo flown to martha's vineyard over the weaken. joining first family on summer vacation t was flown in marine osprey aircraft. this was separate flight. this vacation already costing taxpayers big bucks. the president reserving 70 rooms for his staff each costing more than $300 a night. liz, a lot of people shaking their heads on this one. >> yeah they are. the airport couldn't take the big boeing 747, whatever the plane president flies in. that is so besides the...
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if he and his wife and children go to martha's vineyard do they need the trappings of office or is he so well-known he needs to be protected wherever he is. if the answer to that second question is yes, i respect his right to be protected, but at what cost? the cost is really extraordinary. >> come down the food chain, if i can use that expression, to lesser cabinet members. surely, they wouldn't have the same-- >> well, the secretary of the interior, wouldn't be a lightning rod. >> how about sebelius as health and human services, high profile? >> i would imagine she gets the same, quite the same level of protection, but she could command the same level of protection. stuart: if you make the argument for safety and protection of a government officials, in that case, that's legit. if it's by a nice hotel room for your wife and family and-- >> and in fairness to eric holder, i would be surprised if his hotel rooms and meals is on there. i would think it's the hotel rooms and meals of those assigned to protect him and keep him in touch with the rest of the government. stuart: we will be
if he and his wife and children go to martha's vineyard do they need the trappings of office or is he so well-known he needs to be protected wherever he is. if the answer to that second question is yes, i respect his right to be protected, but at what cost? the cost is really extraordinary. >> come down the food chain, if i can use that expression, to lesser cabinet members. surely, they wouldn't have the same-- >> well, the secretary of the interior, wouldn't be a lightning rod....
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his national security adviser susan rice is here with him on martha's vineyard. he's getting briefed regularly on a whole host of topics. including, you would have to assume, the ongoing debate about his government surveillance programs. as you point out, republicans -- they really went after the president, arguing that he hasn't done a good job of explaining the program. that is why there are these problems really getting the public on board, and will worry that ultimately it is sort of draining and limiting his ability and the government's ability to fight terrorism. so that is what republicans have been saying. democrats, he's getting some criticism from them as well. some democrats essentially saying that they still have concerns about privacy rights. these are concerns we are seeing play out sort of nationally and in the public discourse according to our latest nbc news "wall street journal" poll. 56% of americans still have concerns that these programs could limit privacy rights. so the president to some extent has a pr problem when it comes to this issue.
his national security adviser susan rice is here with him on martha's vineyard. he's getting briefed regularly on a whole host of topics. including, you would have to assume, the ongoing debate about his government surveillance programs. as you point out, republicans -- they really went after the president, arguing that he hasn't done a good job of explaining the program. that is why there are these problems really getting the public on board, and will worry that ultimately it is sort of...
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show and today we learn that the president will hold a press conference tomorrow before he heads to martha's vineyard for vacation. to add to this, the always shy demur ann coulter. how are you? >> fine, thank you. so looking forward to talk with you. >> so many think the american people are too dependent on government. what does that say? >> to be honest with you, the american people are a little schizophrenic on it. they always say government is too big and then you start talking about what you're going to cut. no, no, don't cut that. the one exception to that is obama care and that's why amnesty is so important. if amnesty goes through, obama care will never, ever, ever be overturned. i think for one thing, please do not take your eye off the ball, republicans, whether it's the government shutdown or defunding obama care. biggest issue facing us is blocking obama care. it's already passed in the senate and they're trying to slip it through, especially by not talking about it. politicians know that as soon as we talk about it, people will start writing and calling and telling us we don't w
show and today we learn that the president will hold a press conference tomorrow before he heads to martha's vineyard for vacation. to add to this, the always shy demur ann coulter. how are you? >> fine, thank you. so looking forward to talk with you. >> so many think the american people are too dependent on government. what does that say? >> to be honest with you, the american people are a little schizophrenic on it. they always say government is too big and then you start...
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to business today for president obama, he's back in washington, fresh off his week-long vacation on martha's vineyard. of course he faces a tough fight as he tries to sell his economic proposals to congress and also solve the budget crisis. >> but the president -- debbie wasserman schultz. we were -- the republican party feels like they need to get their act together, moving into a presidential election. what is it that the democrats need to do on that front as they battle things like scandals, with a san diego mayor what are the kinds of things that you're focusing on as you move into the next presidential race. >> as i listen to shaun spicer talk about the republican national committee meeting last week. >> in support of comprehensive -- hispanic vote last year to president obama and doubling down on opposition to a path to citizenship certainly is not the way to win the hearts and minds of the hispanic community. so we're focused this week on moving forward, focusing on what the american people shows last year, which was fighting for the middle class, helping to rebuild our economy and ma
to business today for president obama, he's back in washington, fresh off his week-long vacation on martha's vineyard. of course he faces a tough fight as he tries to sell his economic proposals to congress and also solve the budget crisis. >> but the president -- debbie wasserman schultz. we were -- the republican party feels like they need to get their act together, moving into a presidential election. what is it that the democrats need to do on that front as they battle things like...